Ukraine Without Hype

112: Water Crisis in Occupied Donbas

Ukraine Without Hype

Show Notes

In this episode... 3:21 - Former Parliament Chairman Andriy Parubiy assassinated 7:48 - Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills relative of UWH co-host 10:21 - Battlefield Update: Pokrovsk stabilizes while Kupiansk is under critical threat 13:29 - Former mayor of Kherson released from Russian captivity 17:32 - The aftermath of the Alaska meeting and other American shenanigans 27:46 - New long-range missiles added to the Ukrainian toolkit 29:59 - Water Crisis in occupied Donbas 35:45 - Hungary launches new grievance campaign after Ukraine targets Russia's Druzhba pipeline 43:20 - There seems to be a gradual crackdown on some illegal constructions in Kyiv Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

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